The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18
o'RRiEn IN TORONTO.
olsgracefuI Display OF RowdyIsn by
the orangemen.
Several Persons Injured by Being
Struck with Clubs.
Editor o'BrIen Succeeds IN Making
Speech.

TORONTO, May l7.-Edltor O'Brien arrived
here from Montreal at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing and was driven TO the Rossin House un-
molested. There was a large crowd about
the Union depot.
Mr.. O'Brien was accompanied by Dennis
Kilbrido, the evicted tenant, and they we're
received by the executive committee Of the
local branch Of the league. AS the visitors
stepped from the train TO the station they
were were greeted with lusty cheers. mingled
with groans. Carriages we're In waiting, and
the visitors were rapidly driven to the hotel.
There was most disgraceful display of
rowdyism In Queens Park this Afternoon,
when crowd Of Toronto Orangemen tried
to storm the platform occupied by William
O'Brien. Failing in this they tried TO drown
the speakers voice with groans, Kisses, cries
Of ''God save the Queen" and Rule Britain
MIA"
The crowd at o'clock numbered $1,000
little later. when the banks closed and the
students in the University were set free, 1t
numbered20,OO0. The demonstration was
begun by the groans Of man standing on a
stump near the platform. A woman with a
green branch In her hand squelched the
Orangeman by running a twig down his
throat, There was a roar Of applause and
cries Of "God save Ireland" Then there
was rush for the woman by the Orangemen
but she had disappeared. At this moment.
O'Brien entered the park In a carriage, ac-
companied by train Of carriages contain
lug Tenant Kilbride, several priests and Off
GERS Of the local branch of the National
League. In the field, closely packed on
every side Of the platform was an immense
audience Of well dressed people, the best
citizens among the Irish element in Toronto.
A hundred and fifty policemen were scatter
ed through the crowd or drawn up In files on
the outskirts also q squad Of mounted men.
A crowd Of young roughs had taken pos
session Of two small trees In front Of the
stand and hissed the annoyed speakers.
Several powerful Nationalists shook the
roughs from the branches and the disturb
ance ceased.
This seemed to anger the orangemen, and
several Nationalist were knocked down
with clubs. The blows were returned and
number OF small trays ensued which the
police did not consider worth meddling with.
Once or twice the Orangmen tried tOl reach
the front Of the platform, but were kept
back by the friends Of the speakers. The
ul5oIucliy cicuicut was COuhucA W U group
Of about 60 men, prominent among whom
was Sergeant McKill OF Co. G, Queens
Own Regiment This gang effeetually
drowned the voices Of the Nationalist
speakers so that they could hardly be heard
ten feet from the platform.
The row began when j. A. Mulligan. pres
ident Of the local banch Of 'a"d League
and chairman Of the meeti ~peak.
He said:
Fellow Citizens: (Groal
"God save the Queen'9 If
(cries Of "Down with the a
cheers and counter cheers honG. ri. Yreside
at this great meeting misses and groans) 10
welcome William O'Brien. Enthusiastic
!.psg CHEERS Misses, grOans ana cries q
and @Lansdowne forever.'g / win
says continued the chairman, that
these miserable wretches Cheers and cries Of
shut up') who come here to choke off free
dom OF speech, in the name Of loyalty to the
lCheers) II is we who are loyal; loyal to
the Queen, II you like; loyal to the cause Of
Ireland loud cheers; loyal TO the principle
OF constitutional right, which Is free speech.
lCheers, Interruptions and shouts OF God
s.lE save Ireland; Here, now. Is the man In
and bigotry Of the Orange rabble. Here is
the champion Of the rights Of the Luggacur-
ran tenantry, William O'Bren CHEERS and
groansl, OF the United Ireland, and
a member Of Parliament for the northeast
Of Cork"
AT this announcement roar Of applause
swept over the multitude. Mr.. O'Brien step
ped to the front, smiling and looking in the
best possible humor. Then began a most
terrific groanlng. Kissing, cheering and hoarse
Removing his hat, with the utmost coolness,
O'BTien surveyed the vast sea Of faces be-
fore him for a moment, and then began amid
the din and upr0ar, as follows:
Men Of Toronto:
(Cries of "God save the Queen" "Hurrah
for Lansdowne," gT0ans and immense cheer
ing.) That cheer Of yours will ring around
the world today Cheers and hisses) and all
the vocal talent Of Lord LansdOwne's friends
cannot drown II. We are used 10 that sort OF
thing in the British Parliament cloud eheers.l
A voice: Three cheers for LansdOwne"
(Groans, Kisses and cheers.)
Another voice: "Hurrah for O'Brien."
tremendous cheers and gr0ans.)
Here an Orangemen drew forth heavy
stick and hit man, knocking him down.
There was rush caused by the prancing Of
the horses OF the mounted policemen, and
the crowd scattered In all directions.
O'Brien continued his address amid groans
and Kisses, alluding to his prosecutors as
kissing geese and groaning iaekasses. At
one point man was knocked down with a
club. and free fight among the Orangemen
followed. One man got In front OF
the platform among the Nati0nalists
and he began singing "The Boyne
Water" His silk hat was crushed In
by those aroused MIN and he disappeared
under the platform bruised and bloody,
where he lay during the remainder of the
day. At one point Mr.. OBrlen said; This
demonstration takes the last sod from under
Lansdowne's feet. for by 1t he con-
fesses that he has no better answer to our
terrible arraignment than the Iowdylsm,
blaekguardism, vulgarity, and Ignorance Of
this wretched and despicable crew. Loud
cheers) He continued with fewer inter
ruptions and delivered powerful argument
Dennis kilbride, the evicted tenant. also
spoke. He arraigned the action Of Lord
Lansd0wne and the Orangemen In severe
terms.
The following resolutions Of sympathy
were passed amid an vutburst of cheering
from thousands and the groans Of dissent
from small groups.
MIR. O'Brien was then driven from the park
and escorted by mounted police and cheered
all the way. The Toronto branch Of the
Irish National League gave banquet TO Mr..
O'Brien this evening at the R0ssin House.
Three hundred Of the most prominent Irish
men in the city sat down. For two hours
during the banquet ffe and drum band
paraded the street under the hotel windows
playing The Protestant Boys" "The
Boyne Water" '.God Save the Queen" and
Rule Brittania."
Mr.. O'Brien leaves for Ottawa tomorrow
evening.
GINGER DRINKING,
a Nf~o that Ia Ra~or.Ina. At&~co&ko.